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The Vintage
60 Henderson Street,
Edinburgh,
EH6 6DE
Styling itself almost innocuously as a craft beer bar and kitchen, The Vintage is surely one of the most exciting things to have happened on Edinburgh’s food and drink scene in 2013. Based in premises near the Shore (previously occupied by Café Fish)…
Locanda de Gusti
7–11 East London Street, Edinburgh, EH7 4BNItalian restaurants in Edinburgh can sometimes be a touch uninspiring, but thankfully we have restaurants like Locandi de Gusti who are happy to tread a different, more authentic path. The menu here reflects the Neapolitan origins of the owners, with a…
The Balcony Café
Upstairs @ The Glasgow Climbing Centre, 534 Paisley Road West,
Glasgow,
G51 1RN
Well above par for any sports centre’s in-house catering, this café in the rafters of the converted church housing the Glasgow Climbing Centre is both a welcome pitstop for dedicated climbers and a dining venue with an unusual and transfixing view for…
Café Fish
15 North West Circus Place,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6SX
Remember that bit in Bedknobs and Broomsticks where everyone marvels at the fun times to be had at the bottom of the beautiful briny (shimmery shiny) sea? Café Fish is just like that. Except you get to eat your fellow guests at the piscine ball. And…
Mezbaan South Indian Restaurant
14/14a Brougham Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9JH
South Indian restaurants offer a refreshing change from the Punjabi-based menus normally on offer in Edinburgh. Old favourites are still available for the less adventurous, but for anybody looking to experiment, Mezbaan is a great place to start. Wheat…
Ubiquitous Chip
12 Ashton Lane, Glasgow, G12 8SJAlthough its star has occasionally waned over 40-odd years of serving the West End’s finest, the Chip still holds its own amid the crowded glare and shifting fashions of Ashton Lane, carving a hard-won niche for quality food and metropolitan chic.
Alla Turca
192 Pitt Street,
Glasgow,
G2 4DY
As aromas from Scottish scallops and a delicious pomegranate salad wash over the room, under the soft glow from hanging lanterns, it’s easy to imagine that outside is somewhere more exotic than Glasgow. An engaging subtlety runs through everything here…
Chinaski's
239 North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DLPatrons here live it up while the bar’s inspiration Charles Bukowski looks disdainfully down from a portrait on the wall. Mind you, even the hedonistic Buk would have struggled to work his way through the extensive range of quality rums and bourbons.
Cuckoo's Bakery
150 Dundas Street, Edinburgh, EH3 5DQAs independent as they come, the quirky Cuckoo’s Bakery is on a roll, now supplying cakes to Waterstones. In the café itself, served on bespoke designer china, huge stuffed sandwiches are made fresh and with a steaming bowl of soup make for a hearty…
Hellers Kitchen
15 Salisbury Place,
Edinburgh,
EH9 1SL
Don’t be fooled by the modest frontage: Heller’s is bigger on the inside. Like the surprisingly open and spacious interior, the menu expands from lighter daytime café options to a full evening’s culinary revelry, and the daily changing specials board…
The Holyrood 9A
9a Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AEBeer and burgers are the main draw at Holyood 9a, and both are worth a trip to this corner of the Old Town. A selection of 11 beers is permanently on draught and, combined with another 10 rotational pumps, constitutes one of Edinburgh’s best selections…
Nonna's Kitchen
45 Morningside Road, Edinburgh, EH10 4AZOwner Gino Stornaiuolo named his establishment in tribute to his two grandmothers, whose faces adorn the walls of a room in which space has been well exploited. However, it is the contribution of his parents that brings the restaurant to life. While…
Ondine
2 George IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1ADPerfectly framed by Ondine’s windows, a couple flirt at a bus stop on George IV Bridge. Their bus arrives and they disappear, off to continue their story somewhere else. Could they, should they have come in for dinner? Ondine feels like one of those…
Restaurant Mark Greenaway
69 North Castle Street,
Edinburgh,
EH2 3LJ
Famed for his television appearances on the Great British Menu, in 2012 Mark Greenaway relocated his restaurant to a new city-centre venue. There are grand plans afoot but for now the stylish and muted interior plays second fiddle to the main star here…
Wudon
535 Great Western Road,
Glasgow,
G12 8HN
Sisters Jennie and Anna Wu head up this family-owned treat at Kelvinbridge. The cuisine is a fusion of all the flavours the girls have grown up with – mostly Japanese, Chinese and Thai. Try a selection of wee plates to start to 'create your own Oriental…
Le Bistro Beaumartin
161 Hope Street,
Glasgow,
G2 2UQ
Glasgow’s newest French restaurant celebrated its first anniversary in March 2013, and has already established itself as a firm favourite with many. Run by Frenchman Richard Dupupet, veteran of several Paris bistros, together with head chef Andrew…
The Bon Vivant
55 Thistle Street, Edinburgh, EH2 1DYWhether it’s a three-course meal you’re after, or just a quick cocktail, the Bon Vivant, with its elegant yet relaxed atmosphere, provides a fitting venue for most occasions. Although the current cocktail list is only a glimpse of what is to come, the…
Café Gandolfi
64 Albion Street, Glasgow, G1 1NYWith its handsome interior, chunky Tim Stead furniture and globe lights, Café Gandolfi is the granddaddy of Merchant City bohemianism. Serving a mix of clientele from shoppers to concert-goers, it’s been dishing out high-end bistro food for more than 30…
Café Milk
232 Morrison Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 8EA
Like the white stuff itself, quirky Morrison Street café Milk seems wholesome and pure, from the cream enamel tin plates to spotless tiled walls. The look is 1930s industrial: an old dairy maybe, with worn wooden benches and Formica tabletops, where…
Calistoga
70 Rose Street North Lane,
Edinburgh,
EH2 3DX
Calistoga could be Edinburgh’s best restaurant for wine lovers. With one of the biggest selections of Californian wines in Europe and a mark-up policy that makes them affordable, it is not to be missed by oenophiles. The Congressional Wine Tasting…
Casa Angelina
42 London Street,
Edinburgh,
EH3 6LX
Pastry chef Marie Claire Semeraro has taken her passion for afternoon tea and created a destination vintage tea shop gem. Takeout cakes and coffee are to the front with an array of scones, cupcakes and specials alongside sandwiches, superfood muffins…
Charcoals
26A Renfield Street, Glasgow, G2 1LUCharcoals has been lavished with awards in the past year, picking up a Best of Glasgow title in the Scottish Curry Awards and Outstanding Maitre d’ in the Glasgow Restaurant Awards. It is immediately apparent why manager Ali scooped the accolade as he…
La Garrigue
31 Jeffrey Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1DH
It is tempting to describe La Garrigue as an Edinburgh institution. You know the name, and perhaps you’ve long wanted to go. And go you should. Multi-awarded and much-exulted, La Garrigue is Jean Michel Gauffre’s proud paean to the cuisine of his native…
The Hanging Bat
133 Lothian Road,
Edinburgh,
EH3 9AB
The Hanging Bat might sit on Lothian Road, but inside is a frontier of beer and hotdogs, like a trendy, wild but sumptuous cabin, somewhere smoky and spicy in the American south. A gilt-framed blackboard charts 20 innovative, ever-changing British beers…
Hemma
75 Holyrood Road, Edinburgh, EH8 8AEMeaning ‘home’ in Swedish, Hemma is the latest addition to Mike and Anna Christopherson’s string of Scandinavian style bars. And with its soft furnishings and quirky interiors, it does indeed have a laidback, homely atmosphere, despite the modern feel…
